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Rudofsky again played the stellar role. The Williams attackers found him absolutely impassable and were constantly forced to try long shots, only a few of which were caged. With Gordon out of the game, the brunt of the attack fell upon Smith's shoulders. The Sophomore forward did very well, especially from the foul line. He had seven opportunities for free throws and he dropped every one cleanly through the net. Merriam, at the other forward position, had moments of brilliance, but his passing was erratic...
...resistance became active rather than passive, consequently much blood was shed and much damage caused. For this both sides must be held culpable, but to what extent it is difficult, if not impossible, to decide. In the late Fall passive resistance collapsed, the mark, which had been steadily falling, fell out of sight. Germany was beaten; France had won her object. She is now getting raw materials, but can she get gold...
...paper marks and as the mark reacted by falling even more rapidly, so the internal debt was even more rapidly paid off. Industry and commerce were flourishing and goods were dumped in every part of the world where they were allowed to be dumped. Yet, because the mark fell so rapidly, there was always a large adverse trade balance. Purchase of foreign securities to pay reparations merely Bolshevized the mark. Capital was exported, undoubtedly a good deal of it for illicit speculation, and a tax on capital became impossible. Germans knew that the only chance of ever being able...
When a vicar in Yorkshire, Baring-Gould fell in love with a mill-hand, sent her to school, married her, wrote (as a novel) the story of his romance (Through Fire and Flame), scandalized the conservatives...
...first game Dixon led the scoring up to 14 points where Peabody tied. The game was set then at three and the state champion romped away with the necessary points. In the third game the two men contended for nearly five minutes for the deciding credit which fell to Dixon. The score of the last game, 15-2, gives positive indication of the superiority of the Harvard captain. In this he was as calm and steady as at the beginning of the afternoon. Peabody seemed to lose his customary control, and with precision Dixon settled the match...